All Outputs (2296)

Using quality assurance processes to embed sustainability in the curriculum at UWE Bristol (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The paper will examine the University of the West of England, Bristol’s progress in embedding sustainable development into the teaching and learning via the Quality Management and Enhancement Framework (QMEF) of the university.
The University of t... Read More about Using quality assurance processes to embed sustainability in the curriculum at UWE Bristol.

Monitoring progress towards implementing sustainability and representing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the curriculum at UWE Bristol (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper will discuss the methods used to identify the baseline status of sustainability in the curriculum of UWE Bristol programmes and begin to assess the contribution which the university is making towards the objectives outlined in the United N... Read More about Monitoring progress towards implementing sustainability and representing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the curriculum at UWE Bristol.

Child Speech Recognition in Human-Robot Interaction: Evaluations and Recommendations (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

© 2017 ACM. An increasing number of human-robot interaction (HRI) studies are now taking place in applied settings with children. These interactions often hinge on verbal interaction to effectively achieve their goals. Great advances have been made i... Read More about Child Speech Recognition in Human-Robot Interaction: Evaluations and Recommendations.

“Heritage and time: mapping what is not there” (2017)
Book Chapter

This paper examines ideas of authenticity and meaning, and considers how Heritage Building Information Modelling/Management may be used as a system which attempts to capture a site in its multiple conditions, enabling a comparison between its ideal a... Read More about “Heritage and time: mapping what is not there”.

Participatory water governance in Nigeria: Towards the development of an effective legal framework for rural communities (2017)
Thesis

Nigeria’s legal framework for supporting the supply of potable water has not proven to be effective. This is primarily due to the non-participation of a broad spectrum of stakeholders, particularly rural community members. A contextualised policy re-... Read More about Participatory water governance in Nigeria: Towards the development of an effective legal framework for rural communities.

The Bristol Art Library (2017)
Journal Article

This is a visual essay that analyses the changing function of the public space of the library through the juxtaposition of image and text. It looks at The Bristol Art Library, a performance space and fully functioning library, housed in a wooden cabi... Read More about The Bristol Art Library.

A literature review on the privatisation of public space (2017)
Report

This literature review was undertaken at the request of Grosvenor Estates in order to better understand the academic context and literature around the perceived phenomenon of the privatisation of public space. The review considered a range of print m... Read More about A literature review on the privatisation of public space.

Synthesis and biological evaluation of pyrrole-based chalcones as CYP1 enzyme inhibitors, for possible prevention of cancer and overcoming cisplatin resistance (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Inhibitors of CYP1 enzymes may play vital roles in the prevention of cancer and overcoming chemo-resistance to anticancer drugs. In this letter, we report synthesis of twenty-three pyrrole based heterocyclic chalcones which were s... Read More about Synthesis and biological evaluation of pyrrole-based chalcones as CYP1 enzyme inhibitors, for possible prevention of cancer and overcoming cisplatin resistance.

Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: Final report (FD2682) (2017)
Report

Executive Summary
The Defra research project FD2682 examined the technical, social and behavioural aspects of supporting low cost flood repairable measures designed to limit damage to buildings during and after flood events. Flood repairable measure... Read More about Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: Final report (FD2682).

"Sustainable Flood Memories": Developing the concept, process and practice in flood risk management (2017)
Book Chapter

This chapter reflects on the concept of "sustainable flood memory" as concept, process and practice.

Sustainable Development and Planning IX (2017)
Book

Containing papers presented at the 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning this volume brings together the work of academics, policy makers, practitioners and other international stakeholders and discusses new academic fi... Read More about Sustainable Development and Planning IX.

Air Pollution XXV (2017)
Book

Encompassing papers presented at the 25th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, this book is the latest from a successful conference series. International academics and air pollution experts address variou... Read More about Air Pollution XXV.

Discovery and characterization of novel CYP1B1 inhibitors based on heterocyclic chalcones: Overcoming cisplatin resistance in CYP1B1-overexpressing lines (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier Masson SAS The structure of alpha-napthoflavone (ANF), a potent inhibitor of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1, mimics the structure of chalcones. Two potent CYP1B1 inhibitors 7k (DMU2105) and 6j (DMU2139) have been identified from two series of syn... Read More about Discovery and characterization of novel CYP1B1 inhibitors based on heterocyclic chalcones: Overcoming cisplatin resistance in CYP1B1-overexpressing lines.

Getting smart about urban mobility – Aligning the paradigms of smart and sustainable (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd The digital age continues its advance, bringing with it remarkable technological possibilities. Such possibilities are founded upon an increasingly fine-grained electronic connectivity of people, places and objects allied to power... Read More about Getting smart about urban mobility – Aligning the paradigms of smart and sustainable.

Scientific workflow execution reproducibility using cloud-aware provenance (2016)
Thesis

Scientific experiments and projects such as CMS and neuGRIDforYou (N4U) are annually producing data of the order of Peta-Bytes. They adopt scientific workflows to analyse this large amount of data in order to extract meaningful information. These wor... Read More about Scientific workflow execution reproducibility using cloud-aware provenance.

Bread and roses: A gender perspective on environmental justice and public health (2016)
Journal Article

Gender continues to be a relatively marginal issue in environmental justice debates and yet it remains an important aspect of injustice. To help redress the balance, this article explores women’s experience of environmental justice through a review o... Read More about Bread and roses: A gender perspective on environmental justice and public health.

Walking and cycling interactions on shared-use paths (2016)
Thesis

Central to this research are the interactions that take place between cyclists and pedestrians on shared-use paths and the impact of these on journey experiences. This research proposes that as active travel is promoted and as walking and cycling tar... Read More about Walking and cycling interactions on shared-use paths.

Waste and wastewater clean-up using microbial fuel cells (2016)
Thesis

A sustainable energy portfolio should include a range of carbon-neutral and renewable energy technologies. Amongst the renewable energy technologies, MFCs can offer a solution for both sustainable energy and clean water demands. In order to take the... Read More about Waste and wastewater clean-up using microbial fuel cells.

Biphenyl urea derivatives as selective CYP1B1 inhibitors (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Highly selective CYP1B1 inhibitors have potential in the treatment of hormone-induced breast and prostate cancers. Mimicry of potent and selective CYP1B1 inhibitors, α-naphthoflavone and stilbenes, revealed that... Read More about Biphenyl urea derivatives as selective CYP1B1 inhibitors.

Micro scale health decision making and the challenge of the policy and regulatory construct (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Regulatory reform and the emergence of micro scale and targeted policy in England has created the potential to manage the number and distribution of fast-food takeaways (and, arguably, uses including casinos, ‘pay-day loan’ shops, and bookmakers), bu... Read More about Micro scale health decision making and the challenge of the policy and regulatory construct.